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Internet-enabled Robot to Mow Lawns

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the hey-i'm-lazy-too dept.

prostoalex writes "Researchers at Massey University in New Zealand built a lawnmower operated via the Internet. The device currently needs physical boundaries of the lawn, but later this year it will be able to navigate. Here's the page of Glenn Bright, the researcher quoted in the article, unfortunately, the links to the research group and list of projects appear to be broken."

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  1. No, don't imagine a beowolf cluster of these... by pyrrho · · Score: 0, Troll

    but imagine the DoS using compromised mowers.

    "Reports today indicate that no one can enter or exit Acme Headquarters today due to thousands of internet controlled lawn mowers swarming there."

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    -pyrrho